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Illinois student designers develop wheelchair light to enhance visibility 🔆 (3-min vertical)

Graduate student Carter Schott is collaborating with a team of student designers at the Beckman Institute’s (dis)Ability Design Studio to develop Sol: a mountable wheelchair light. Sol’s purpose is to improve the visibility of people who use mobility devices in settings like classrooms or crosswalks. Learn more about this project at https://bit.ly/Sol-light. #Illinois #engineering #design

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